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Mary Grammatikou – NTUA - Netmode Lab.
Techno-pedagogical aspects of the Up2U
learning ecosystem
Up2U
TNC – Trondheim, June 2018
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Up2U Objectives The key Up2U objective is: to bridge the gap between secondary schools and higher education and research by better integrating formal and informal learning scenarios and adapting both the technology and the methodology that students will most likely be facing in universities Objectives 1. To assess the use of public and private cloud-based infrastructure services
2. To design and develop a scalable and flexible integrated “application toolbox” on top of the
abovementioned cloud-based service infrastructure
3. To build and train the learning community for the specific learning context
4. To test the infrastructure service components and the application toolbox through very large-scale pilots
5. To define an effective sustainability and exploitation framework
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School vs. University
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Up2U Consortium
18 partners • Universities • NRENs • Infrastructure providers • Commercials
12 countries • EU • Switzerland • Israel
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Containerized Education by the Up2U Consortium
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Metaphor...
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Container schools
Microservices architecture
Modular deployment
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Next Generation Schooling
1. Personalized
2. Strong teacher support
3. Close community links
4. Broad and diverse
curriculum
5. Outside and inside
school involvement
6. Create the right
conditions and
children will learn!
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Key stakeholders
• Local governaments • Universities • Education Ministries
• Commercials • Service providers • Publishers • Policy makers • ...
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From LMS to NGDLE
From a Walled Garden...
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...to an Open
Garden.
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From LMS to NGDLE
Tool A
LMS
Tool B
Tool C
Tool D
Tool E
Tool A
LMS
Tool B
Tool C
Tool D
Tool E
Tool A
Tool LMS
Tool B
Tool C
Tool D
Tool E
LMS-based architecture
Tools are integrated into the
LMS via specific plug-ins or
lately LTI. Learning Analytics is
happening inside the LMS.
Transitional architecture
LTI becomes the predominant
Learning Tool Integration method.
More tools are interacting directly
with each other. LA is getting
information from connected tools.
NGDLE architecture
Ecosystem of integrated,
interoperable set of tools. LMS is not
that important, if exists at all.
Learning Analytics is an externalized
function collecting all learning data
from tools
Learning
Analytics
Learning
Analytics
Learning
Analytics
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Growing Digital Ecosystem
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State-of-the-art federated WebSSO &
group management
Up2U Service web
front-end
Open-source Learning
Management System with LTI integration
Extended Learning
Analytics and recognition
system
Pan-European GÉANT network substrate: Content Distribution Network, WiFi access
Enterprise File Sync & Share solution
with federated sharing across domains
Interactive notebooks with federated sharing
by CERN
Public and private
content repositories...
Video
Portal with
LTI
European level OER
metadata aggregation by
GÉANT
Up2Universe® Toolbox
https://up2university.eu
LTI
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Tools and Services (ecosystem)
Moodle
Tech
PSNC
LRS
PSNC
Moodle
Ped
PSNC
Moodle Prod PSNC
CERNbox
PSNC
SWAN
PSNC
eduOER GRNET
dSpace
GRNET
SSO
GWDG
ownCloud
GWDG
LTI Toolbox
PSNC OpenEdX
TELTEK
Paella
Player TELTEK
PuMuKIT
SAML/Shib
xAPI
LTI/plugin
plugin
plugin
SAML/Shib
SAML/Shib
SAML/Shib
ALL
USERS
CERN
USERS SAML/Shib 3RD -PARTY
PILOT SelCont Knockplop
H5P WebTUT
xAPI
LTI
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OCM
Repositories
LRS
CERN
Moodle Prod
CERN
SWAN
CERN
CERNbox
CERN
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Tools (Up2U ecosystem)
• Moodle: Learning Platform or Course Management System (CMS) • eduOER: Open Educational Resource (OER) metadata aggregation hub
and portal service • Up2U DSpace: An open source digital archives system focused on long-
term storage • SeLCont: Synchronized e-Learning Content • CERNBOX: The Sync and Share solution for Science • SWAN: The Platform for Interactive Data Analysis in the Cloud • H5P: Easy creation, sharing, and reuse of HTML5 content and
applications • KnockPlop: Simple and instant P2P Video Meetings • Personal Recorder: Video Recorder
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Your Preferred Portal
YOUR PREFERRED INFRASTRUCTURE
YOUR PREFERRED INFRASTRUCTURE
Your Preferred Portal
YOUR PREFERRED INFRASTRUCTURE
Your Preferred Portal
INTEROPERABILITY
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Build as needed – MVP methodology
• Rapid prototyping • Start with something existing quick
• Consolidation functions
• Develop what we need
• Build a platform (fit for purpose)
• Mobile
• HTML5
• Cloud
• Interoperability
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Pedagogy and Skills Survey
173 university
teachers from 9
countries
281 school teachers
from 8 countries
incl. 33 school principals
from 7 countries
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Promoting Up2U skills
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21st Century Skills for Academic Learners and Up2U approach
The necessary and effective skills for the academic learner, are:
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Communication & Collaboration
• Information, Media & Technology Literacy
• Self-Direction
• Learning to learn
By using the appropriate teaching models, the learner may improve these skills and this process will even encourage the development of necessary digital competences for better and successful functioning in the technological world of the 21st century
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Up2U supports Modern Teaching Models and methodologies
• Project Based Learning (e.g. Trello, wikis)
• Place-Based Learning Education (e.g. Treasure hunt)
• Experiential Learning (e.g. CernBox)
• Flipped Classroom (e.g. WebRTC, SeLCont, eduOER)
• Scenario-based learning (e.g. H5P)
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Τable summarizes selected teaching models helping students to acquire the required skills from the academic learner in the 21st century
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Teaching models 21st century skills for the academic learner Technological solution Technological tools
Project Based Learning (PBL) Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication & Collaboration
Information, Media & Technology Literacy
Mind maps
Project management
Content management system
Wikis (core)
Trello (LTI)
Group assignment (core)
Flipped Classroom Self-Direction
Information, Media & Technology Literacy
Interactive
Presentation
WebRTC
SelCont
EduOER
H5P
Experiential Learning Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication & Collaboration
Self-Direction
Remote & online labs
Educational Games
Simulation
Reflection
EJS Remote LABs
H5P
CERNbox/SWAN
Place-Based learning Education (PBE) Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication & Collaboration
Self-Direction
Information, Media & Technology Literacy
Maps/ GPS
Social and community
Augmented reality
Mobile
Treasure hunt (M)
Scenario-based learning Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication & Collaboration
Self-Direction
Information, Media & Technology Literacy
Wikis
Timeline
Lesson (storyline scenario)
H5P
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Decision points for the teacher who is planning for his students a new learning path
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Schools’ interest...
Up2U Roadmap
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Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
2017-2018
January
2017
2018-2019
December 2019
MVP
1
MVP
2 MVP
3 Pre-pilot
Kick-off
1st GA Amsterda
m
Technical Workshop
Porto
Surveys...
MoU
Launch MVP
1
Launch MVP
2
Launch MVP
3
Pilot 1
Pilot 2
Pilot 3
Production...
Subject Matter Committee
Training
Development
Sustainability
Plan
Trainings & Community
Workshops...
Impact Assessment
2nd
GA EC Review
Preparation EC
Review
Final EC
Review
3rd GA
Techincal Workshop
Review
Preparation Technical Workshop
WE ARE HERE
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
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• Agreement with pilot schools
• Roles and responsibilities
•GDPR-compliance
• Online consent &
assent forms
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Up2U Professional Development Model in three Phases
• Three main Phases for the Up2U Professional Development • Phase One – Introduction to ecosystem • Phase Two – Hands on Experience and students involvement • Phase Three – “Train the Trainer”
• Nine pilots in Up2U Professional Development program • Combination of technology and pedagogy • Combination of skills, educational needs, technological tools
• Four pilot on board for the first Professional Development phase
• Greece • Italy • Poland • CERN
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The Professional Development Model – Phase 1 (Greek Case)
• Teachers were divided in two groups based on their skills
• First Phase, March 20th to May 10th 2018 • 80 teachers from 8 schools attended the
first module for 5 weeks, 2 days per week, f2f training organized by NTUA and GRNET
• The pedagogical techniques experienced during the training: • Collaborative learning • Learning-by-doing • Role taking
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The Professional Development Model - Phase 1 (Italian Case)
• The first phase in Italy started late April and ended end of May
• 11 teachers from 5 schools
• 5-weeks of online activities
• In the Moodle platform teachers had 9 forums to use:
• 1 forum for course news
• 1 forum as a space for presentation and socialization
between teachers
• 2 Forums for discussion on skills in daily professional
practice sharing
• 1 Forum for collect ideas on the subject of the pedagogical
scenario – brainstorming activity
• 2 Forums to discuss about the scenario
implementation
• 1 forum to guide teachers in the implementation of their
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• 1 forum to provide teachers with technical support 33
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The Professional Development Model- Phase 1 (CERN Case)
• A 16-year-old student, from the United Kingdom, had the opportunity to visit CERN experiment facilities and run hands-on physics experiments at Physiscope laboratories of the UniGE for one week
• The student experienced on CERBox
• either using the auto-upload capability of the CERNBox mobile application for photos and videos or via the desktop synchronization client
• and on SWAN compiling both :
• a descriptive notebook, being a storyboard of her experience collecting pictures and videos;
• a scientific notebook covering the physics phenomenon of Superconductivity and analyzing the collected dataset
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Some of the Up2U Use Cases
• An authenticated course creation in Up2U platform
• Recording a lecture
• Uploading a lecture & Making Assignments
• Interactive video creation and exercises
• Creation, storage and usage of open educational content in up2u repository
• Virtual room communication
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Statement
”We strongly believe that all the tools and services the project is
going to use and/or make available (i.e. incorporate, design,
develop and test) must be sustainable after the lifetime of the
project.” • business plans and investigate appropriate business models using the
expertise of the Small Medium Enterprise and National Research and
Education Network partners and their contacts with third-party
business actors
• make it easy for new schools to join the Up2U infrastructure and ecosystem
that will form a federated market-place for the learning community
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How to engage
1. Come and experiment with the Up2U NGDLE in the cloud Distributed private cloud installation at PSNC-Poland, GWDG-Germany and GRNET-Greece.
2. Integrate components and functionalities into your LMS Github & Dockerhub images, automated deployment and configuration, documentation and
support
3. Take the entire open-source platform and deploy it on-prem or in your preferred cloud
Integrated software stack in Docker containers
Up2University.eu
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Thank you
Any Questions?
© GÉANT Association on behalf of the GN4-2 project. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 731122 (GN4-2).